Orange curd

squeaky

I've done that with an almond mix too, rather like bakewells but I think they're called oysters

I'll be trying some orange curd tarts later

Glad

butterfly cakes are lovely with lemon curd instead of cream or butter icing

would work with orange curd too

squeaky

<sigh> I'm doing far too much baking these days! I'm trying to shrink my waistline...

..in fact I'm succeeding... at about an inch a year

pavlovs_dog

cheers AT, i feel enlightened now

always wondered why so many names for it, now i know

AussieLass

Yeah...I ended up using the juice of 2 oranges but still I didn't like it. It ended up down the sink. Not very OS. Maybe if my oranges were a bit tartier it might have turned out ok. But I'm glad that you liked it Squeaks.

SnowyOwl_2

Has anybody tried this with limes?

squeaky

AussieLass wrote:

Yeah...I ended up using the juice of 2 oranges but still I didn't like it. It ended up down the sink. Not very OS. Maybe if my oranges were a bit tartier it might have turned out ok. But I'm glad that you liked it Squeaks.

What a shame. Maybe it's just my tatstebuds then - but I really do like it. Enough so that not only will I polish off this jar but will cheerfully make more at a later date.

r.mac_2

Glad wrote:

Stop it Stop it Stop it

I'm sitting here with a stinking cold and you're forcing me to go out and buy lemons

I could eat this warm with a spoon but one recipe it's lovely in is lemon curd tarts,
line cake tin with pastry cases, pop in tsp of curd, top with sponge mix and bake yum yum

I suddenly have a desperate need to start making pastry and lemon curd. Yum

ribenagirl

SnowyOwl wrote:

Has anybody tried this with limes?

Yes - Nigella has a fantastic recipe for Lime Curd in her Domestic Goddess book and it is totally GORGEOUS

My question is, I'm feeling a bit autumny and have started preserving - (got a big batch of pineapple chutney put away already, making tomato and caramelised onion tonight) but, can I make a big batch of the orange curd and store over the winter if I jar it all up? Or have you got to use it all up quick?

AussieLass

ribenagirl wrote:

can I make a big batch of the orange curd and store over the winter if I jar it all up? Or have you got to use it all up quick?

I would say so. Orange curd is basically the same ingredients as Lemon. With butter & eggs in them I would always keep in the fridge. I'm not sure how long they do last in there as mine are all eaten in about 2 weeks. But from here to Xmas is still a while away. I would stick to jams, chutneys etc if you wanted to store in your pantry for a while. Although it's pretty cold over there. Someone else with the answers should come along soon.:o